Sectional table



G. A. KEANE.

SECTIONAL TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 29. Iszo.

Patnte Mar. 21, 1922.

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INVENTOR GEORGE A. KEANE G. AI KEANE.V

SECTIONAL TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 29, Iszo.

Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

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|NV'ENTOR GEORGE A. KEANE BY M www ATTORNEYS caries.

GEORGE ARTHUR' KEANE, 0E NEW YORK, N. Y.

sEcrioNAn TABLE miente.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Evitar. 21, 1922.

Application ined November ee, 1920. serial No. 426,983.

To all 'whom it may concern.:

Be it known `that I, GEORGE-A. KEANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of ew YorlQ-have invented certain new and useful Improvements in `Sectional Tables, of

' will relieve tension inl the nerves, muscles,

veins, arteries, etc., and will s o synchronize l the movementfof the blood that any weak or over-strained part will bejbuilt up,-strength ened or rehabilitated.l By :causing the unobstructed flow of blood'y through the 'entire body, not only will itsvarious parts be built up and readjusted as they' should be, but it will eliminate poisons vand other accumula# tions which ordinarily are not promptly expelled by thebody, and withthis' elimination and readjusting the personfwil-l not only feel much'better, but he will be able to think, concentrate anduse'his will'or mind to better' advantage.` VVithfthis power 'to concentrate, the person'will soon be able to control any particular part' of hisv body which may be ine'liicient, ov er-strained` or aching, and by his thoughts can cause the blood to surge through the'veins andarteri'es in-the subnormal part whereby the congestion or other-cause of the; discomiture is removed. f i

With the-'invention' anddiscover'y it is'posT sible to developfg'reat elasticity, balance, equilibrium, and coordination ofthe body, which is practically"impossible to obtain without these Aself-culture aids. Tolthe end, therefore, fof? relaxing Ithe entire body, I have fdevised a means upon which a student may lieV and rock any lpart of his body independently ofthe rest. The means may be best described by saying that they are a table vmade inY sections, one section for the head, one for the shoulderavone for the hips and one for the feet, with each of these sections rockable independently of the other. With a person lying on the table, the several sections are gently rocked, alternately and together, which movements completely devitalizes and relaxes the body, whereby the blood is caused to circulate freely in everypart and organ which will stimulate and greatly beneit the person so treated. Y

I have illustrated one embodiment of such a table, but it is to be taken in an illustrative sense and not a limiting one, for that phase of the invention is capable of anumber of different embodiments.

In the illustrations,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my rocking table; i

Figure 2 isa side elevation thereof with a personthereon;

Figure 3 is a planvicw ofthe table, yFigure l is a sectional view taken along the lines et4c in Figure 2; i

Figure 5 is an elevation of the foot of the table; f

Figure 6 is aperspectiveyiew of a detail;

Figure 7 shows the table nested;

Figure 8 shows an adjustable feature of the table, and

Figure 9 'shows how the supporting board can be folded.

YF 1() and 411 show details of the table;

In thev drawings, numeral 11 indicates a supporting vboard made into sections 12, 13,

14e` and 15 hinged together atl, 17 and 1S,

so that it may be folded up as shown in Figurev 9. This board is provided with a multiplicity of grooves 19 for a purpose hereinafter described. Supported on the board 11 are a number of sections of af table adapted to support a person. There is a section 2() for the head, a section'l for theV shoulders, a section 22 .for the hips,` and a section 23 for the feet. These sections are each provided with two 'rockers 2e and' 25, which rockers arev adapted to rockthegrooves 19 of the board 11. These' sections vof the table are adapted to be rocked independently of the other sections. ln order that one section may be rockedwhile the others are maintained stationary, means are provided for locking adjacent sections together and these means may constitute a slidable plate 26 longitudinally slidably supported from one rocker sect-ion and provided with a slotted end 2T adapted to engage a pin 28 on an adjacent rocker section to prevent the rocking i' i' shoulder place.

-tions either before or after lockinOa I rovide several legs 2) hinged at 30 which may be let down, as shoivn in Figure 2, to prevent rocking, or may be moved upwardly about the hinge 30 to permit rocking. These legs are held in the desired position by friction. To assist rocking of the sections I may provide a plurality of springs 31 and 32 for each section Which'lie between the section and its support.

It may be desirable to adjust certain parts of the body upon the table so I may use a small bag 33 filled with some suitable substance and this bag can be readily moved about upon the table to adjust the body as desired. To adjust the feet I provide two foot plates 3st and 35, slotted at 36 and ad justably held in position upon the foot section Q3 by means of thumb screws A37. These foot plates 34 and 35 are equipped with stirrups 38. In order to adjust the device for a child, there are sufficient grooves 19 in the supporting board 11 so that one of the sections, such as 22, could be omitted (see Figure 8) and only the head section, the shoulder section and the foot section used. This gives great adjustability for the different students using the device. In operation the student will lie upon the table and the sections 2l, 22 and 23 will be locked together by the locking devices 26, and the legs 29 will be let down to prevent rocking. This will permit the rocking of the head section 20 only. The student moves his head slightly, which rocks the head section back and forth, and this rocking completely relaxes and eliminates all tension from the body, whereby all muscular constriction of the blood vessels is removed. After a complete relaxation of the neck, the section 21 is similarly rocked whereby complete relaxation and devitalization ot the shoulders and upper body take Next the hip section is similarly rocked with their consequent devitalization and finally the feet are rocked to relax the ankles and the entire feet. When thus thorouglyrelaxed and devitalized, the blood iioiv is not only accentuated, but passes to every part of the body, rebuilding as it goes, and

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bringing back to the lungs impurities it has collected and in the lungs it meets air sutiicient to remove from the blood and carry out of the body the various accumulations collected thereby.

The rocking sectional table is important as such but it may be used either on the supporting board or base 11 as described, but any` device for keeping the rocking sections in alignment may be substituted for the board. @ne substitute form I prefer and that is wherein I use a rod or shaft over which the sections rock. Such a device is shown in Figures 10 and 11 in which 15 represents any fioor on which is deposited or laid down the shaft 39 extending the full length of the table. 40 and t1 represent collars and 'ridges upon the shaft forming guides between which the rockers 24 and 25 can rock. An aperture is provided in each rocker so it can straddle the shaft. This shaft, if desired, can be Vjointed and a plurality of the guides 40 and 41 can be provided as in the case of the grooves 19 and the board 11 to make the table adjustable. Also straps can be used in connection with the table if desired tostrap that part of the body to its corresponding table section.

The rocking table ,is effective in inducing in the student the control of any part of the body, by the mind, or in other words, bet ter co-ordination. It can thus be seen that the invention and discovery is based solely on putting the student in a position to improve and help himself so .that the expres sive title hereof has been carefully chosen.

What I claim is: 1

1. A method of health improvement which consists in limparting to the humanbody in a recumbent position a slight lateral rocking movement, successively and independently, of the head, shoulders, hips and feet.

2. A method of health improvement which consists in imparting to the human body in a recumbent position a slight lateral rocking movement, non-synchronously, of the head, shoulders, hips iand feet.

3. A sectional rocking table with a separate independently rockable section each for the head, shoulders, hips4 and feet .of a person resting on the table.

4. In a table, a head-rocking section, a shoulder rocking section, a thigh rocking section, a foot rocking section, said sections being independently rockable'and means for maintaining said sections in alignment.

5. In a table havin lindependently rockablesections, longitudinally movable means for securing desired sections together.

6. In a table having independently' rockable sections, slidable means for securing desired sections together.

7. In a table having independently rockable-sections, pivoted means for maintaining desired sections unrockable.

S. An exercising apparatus having independently rockablel sectionsl for the head, shoulders, thighs and feet, normally presenting a surface adapted to support a human body in a recumbent position, and spring means acting to return the sections to normal position when they are rocked.

9. An exercising apparatus having independently rockable sections for the head. shoulders, thighs and feet, normally pre-l senting a surface adapted to support a human body in a leeumbent position, a rod about which said members are adapted to swing axially and'guiding means on the rod for the members.

10. An exercising apparatus having independently i'oekable sections for the head, shoulders, thighs and feet, normally presenting a surface adapted to support a human body in a reeumbent position, a rod about which said members are adapted to l5 swing axially, said members having a cut away portion adapted to lit over the rod. in testimon whereof I affix my signature.

GE RGE ARTHUR KEANE. 

